Car construction.



A. E. OSTRANDER.

GAR CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATIOfI FILED IEB.3, 1909.

Patented Nov. 26, 193.2.

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UNITED STATES EATENE FFICE ALLEN EDWARD OSTRANDER, 0F PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOLB T0 AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, 0F ST. LOUIS, ILEISSOURI, A. QOREORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

GAR CONSTRUCTION.

i To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLEN E. OSTRANDER, residing at Paterson, Passaic county, New Jersey, and being a citizen of the -United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car Construction, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which illus trate the preferred form of the invention, though it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact details of construction shown and-described, as it is ob vious that various modifications thereof will occur to persons skilled in the art.

In said drawings: Figure l is a vertical sectional view of a car side showing the invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the upper angle members hereinafter referred to; Fig.

3 is a yertical sectional view of a modified construction.

The object. of this invention is to provide a plate girder side construction as the wall of a passenger car, bridge or kindred struc- "l nre,with relatively continuous roof or body supporting posts, with continuous compression member for said plate girder, with the posts projecting upwardly from or near the vicinity of the tension flange of said girder through the compression flange and above said compression flange to serve as a support for a superstructure. and also to provide an inner wall constituting a modified plate girder coiiperating with the principal g=rder as a supporting means. The girder produced is a compound girder-with outer and inner plate which is produced by means of the process hereinafter described, which process is new in the production of plate girders. v p

, Referring to the parts. 1 indicates the ver tical posts or risers which are long enough 'ti 'ext'endlfroin the-vicinity of the bottom or tension flange of the principal member of the improved girder above the compression flange thereof and to'the side plate or beyond said side .plate. .if desired, when used in car construction.

"2 is a recess formed in the outer face of the posts 1 by 'hending inwardly the metal.

of said postsythereby producing the bend or Specification of Letters Patent.

PlOiEC-tlUll 3 on the opposite side of said posts.

i is an angle compression member which is continuous from end to end of the girder and is provided with vertical and horizontal flanges A 13, the flange A being imperforate except for the rivet holes required to take the necessary securing rivets and the tiange B being provided with as many rccesses 5 throughout its length as there are vertical posts 1 connected with the girder.

The lower end portions of the posts 1 are otl'set inwardly as shown at 6 at their hot tom portions to accommodate the vertical flange of the tension angle 7. tal tlange of the angle T extends beneath the lower ends of the posts 1 as shown and the vertical legs of the angles at and Tare riveted to the laterally extending flanges 8 of the posts 1. The web plate 9 of the outer girder constitutes the outer sheathing plate of the structure and continuous from end to end and from approximately the bottom of the tension angle 7 to or near the top of the compression angle a as shown in the sectional views.

Patented Nov. 26, 1912. i

Application filed February 3, 1909. Serial No. 475,928.

The horizon- T in which 1 are the body posts provided with the indented portions :2 in which rests the compression angle 4. which angle pro vided with the recesses 5 adapted to span the body posts. while the vertical leg A of said angle is continuousfrom end to end of the car. a sheathing plate 5) being secured outside of the. vertical 'tlange A and a belt rail 10 extending from end to end of the car outside of said sh athing. the usual tension flange 7 being provided. as shown.

Extending continuously of the car on the inner side of the vertical posts is another angle 12 provided with vertical and horizontal flanges, the horizontal flanges 13 being provided with recesses 5 registering with which has vertically embossed ribs 15 and horizontally embossed ribs .16 provided therein and is secured at its lower end tothe inner tension angle 17 which serves asasupport for the floor structure indicated-gener-.

allyby the reference numeral 18, although said floor structure is preferably a composite structure which, is now common in passenger car construction. Resting on the horizontal flanges of the angle 7 are transversely extending members comprising parts of the, floor structure of the car. Between the posts 1 and the vertical legs of theangle 4 is placed a filler membercomprisinga continuous strip 20 which extends from end to end I of the car and, with the belt rail 10, serves to reinforce the compression memb'erof the outer girder. It 18 evident that if angle members are substituted with heavier ver tical flanges the tiller strip need not be used, but in the construction of a car where parts are secured by machine driven rivetsQ The angle 12 is then placed in position underlapping the horizontal flange B of the angle 4 and secured in position by vertical rivets 22, the inner sheathing 14 not yet hav ing been applied. After the angle-12 is thus secured in position the sheathing 14 wlth its connected tension-angle 17 is placed inposition andlsecured by'rivets 23 to the vertical leg of the angle 12, the gap between the horizontal legs of the flanges 7 and 17 being filled by the underframe and connected parts in t-hevcar. One of the advantages of this method of connecting up the several members of the lower portion of thebody structure is that a considerable section of metal is obtained without having angular flanges ex ending beyond the outer face of the sheathing or within the bodyof the car, notwithstanding which there is no occasion for using hand driven iivets-in a car constructed as shown. thus economy of manufacture is secured with a .car of maximum carrying capacity of great strength. a

In the preferred construction theiwindow sills comprise a single thickness of pressed metal provided with a vertical flange 30 secured to the upper portion of the sheathing 14 and the vertical leg of the angle 12, above which this pressing extends inwardlv and upwardly at 31 to the level of the inner window sill 32, which extends thence outwardly and is provided with the two steps 33 and 34 for the inner and outer sashes 35 and 36, the metal of this pressing being continued out- I wardly to form the head or m'Qlding'B'Z and thence inwardly against the upper edge portion of the sheathing 9 whilewith the overlapped pler cover 38 said metal is brazed or welded-to the said belt rail 10 throughout its 7 I length, thus forming a neat and watertight joint along 'the belt rail.

What I claim is:

1. In a plate girder construction, uprights,

a plurality of recessed upper flanged members spanning said uprights, a plurality of flanged member connected with one of said v plates and spaced away from said posts.

3. In a plate girder construction, an upper flanged member formed of overlapping angular members provided with coincident recesses, posts projecting through said recesses, web plates on two sides of said posts, one of which is connected with said posts and one ofwhich is spaced'away from said posts.

4. In a plate girder construction, the combination comprising a plate girder side in which there are two web plates of different depths, posts. between and spaced from one of said plates and a compound upper-flanged member connected to said plates through which said posts extend.

5. In a car construction, a plate girder side wall with inwardly extending lower flange and recessed upper flange, posts extending through recesses in said upper flange, and a supplemental inner plate girder connected with the first mentioned girder and spaced from'said posts.

6. In a car construction, a side wall comprising relatii'ely parallel plate girders of different depth with separately formed upper flanged members meeting, and connected between the'webs of.-said-girders, posts'extending throu h said upper flanged members and space from one of said webs.

7. In a car' wall construction. a relatively deep plate girder and,a -1'elatively shallow plate girder, separated lower flange members therefor, connected upper flange members web plate and projecting through said upper:

flanges.

. 8. I11 a car wall construction, a relatively deep plate girder and a relatively shallow plate girder, separated lower flange menu hers therefor, connected upper flange members therefor, posts connected with the deeper one of the girder webplates and spaced from Said upper flanges.

9. In a girder wall construction, relatively the other web plate and projecting through parallel plate girders of different depths having connected upper flange members and separated lower flange members, posts between and spaced from one of said plate posts.

v11. In a plate girder wall construction, the combination comprising pluralitr of upper flange members. lower flange members and web plates, the -"upper flange members overlapping and being connected, cross bbarers resting betweeinsaid lower flange members and a window sill inclosinn' the upper edges of said girders.

12. In a plate girder wall construction. the combination con'iprising a plurality of upper flange members, lower flange members and web plates. the upper flange members overlapping and being connected, cross bearers resting between. said lower flange 1nem bers and body posts between the web plates and spaced away from one of said web plates.

13. In a car wall construction: posts, a plurality of members spanning said posts and connected thereto, amember spanning said posts and spaced therefrom and web plates fixed to said spanning member".

14-. In a car wall construction: posts. a pliu'alit of members spanning said posts and connected thereto. a member spanning said posts and spaced therefrom and a web plate connecting said spanning members.

15. in a plate girder construction formed of overlapping angular compression members: an angular tension member. a web plate extending from the compression members to the tension member, posts extending from said compressimi members to said tension member and iixed to said web plate and a second Web plate spaced away from said posts. i i

lil. In a car wall construction: a plate girder" comprising a pair of separately formed compression members and a tension member, an upstanding flange on one or said compression members. a web plate ongaging said tlangzand said tension member. a second tension-member. and a web plat-e engaging said other compression member and said second tension member.

17. In a car wall construction: a plate girder con'iprising a pair of seperately' formed compression members and a tension aid member, an upstanding flange on one of said compression members, a Web plate engaging said flange and said tension member, a depending flange formed on the other f said compression members, second tent. member, a web plate engaging said other compression member and said second tension member and posts between said web plates. I

18. In a car wall construction: a plate girder comprising a compression member and a tension member, an upstanding flange on said compression member, a web plate engagin said flange and said tension member. a second tension member, a web plate engaging said compression member and said second tension member, posts between said web plates and extending through said compression member.

19. In a car wall construction: a plate girder comprising a compression member and a tension member, an upstanding flange on said compression member. a web plate engaging said flange and said tension member. a second tension member. a web plate engaging said compression member and said second tension. member. and posts between said web plates and spaced from one oi said plates.

20. In a car wall construction: a compression member, oppositely disposed flanges on said member, a tension member. a pair of web plates. and posts between said webplates and parts of said flanges.

:21. In a car Wall construction: a comprcssion member, oppositely disposed flanges on said member. a tension member. a pair oi web plates. posts extending from said tension member to said compression member and between the tlangcs thereof.

22. In a car Wall construction including side. posts. a built-up compression member formed with oppositely disposed flanges. a tension member comprisil'ig a pair ol web plates. the said i osts extending between the oppositely disposed flanges of the compression member and the web plates of the tension member. and having a window sill above said compression member incloging the web plates of the tension member.

23. In a car wall construction: a built up compression member of substantially cross-section, a plurality oi tension members. web plates connected to the opposite flanges ot' the compression member and to said tension members and posts extending through said compression member.

'24-. In a car wall construction: a built up compression member of substantially Z cross-section. a plurality of tension meanhersyweb plates connected to the opposite i flanges ot' the compression member and to tension members. posts extending throisgh said compression member and a window sill above said compression member,

i separata ly and web plates engaging said last. n'ientioned "'51 a nges.

W. in a car wall cimst'rlu-tion, a pair of. aintely formed flanged comprcssimi Ht iers, a window sill engaging a flange ot. oi e of said members and contacting with a it e of the other of said members, and a web plate fixed to one of said flanges.

17. In a car wall construction, a pair of separately formed flanged compression mei'nbcrs each with one of its flanges dis posed, horizontally and its other flange disposed vertically. a Window sill resting upon the horizontal nge of one of said 111cm- 1.11 bers and contacting with a vertical flange of. said other member. and a Web plate fixed to one of said flanges.

2* in a car wall cimstrnction, a pair of "ha-med flanged compression. members (flisposed each with one of its flanges lapping a flange on the other, the rcnmining flanges of said members being disposed to project in opposite directions. ending between said last mentioned flanges. and a web plate engaging said posts.

29. In a car Wall construction, a pair of separately formed flanged compression members disposed each With one of its flanges lapping a flange on the other, the remaining flanges of said members being disposed to project in OPIJUSiLQ directions, a WilKlUW sill engaging one of said lapping flanges and contacting with one of said oppositely disposed flanges. posts extending between said oppositely disposed flanges, and a web plate engaging said posts.

30. In a car Wall construction, a pair of separately formed flanged compression members each'vvith one of its flanges disposco horizontally and its other flange disposed vertically, a Window sill resting upon the horizontal flange of one of said members and contacting with'the vertical flange ot said other member, posts extending between said vertical flanges, and ancb plate fixed to one of said flanges.

it. A car wall construction comprising a web plate, a plurality of separately formed and recessed compression members attached thereto, and posts extending through said recesses.

:32. A, car wall construction comprising a plate girder with bottom chord, and a top chord formed of a plurality of recessed danger members, and posts extending through said recesses.

A car wall construction comprisin plate girden'a web plate, a bottom c and a top chord secured to the web p said top chord comprising a plurality of rccesscwl and separately formed "compression members and posts extending between parts of said compression members.

Set. In a car wall constirin't'ion.the combination comprising a series of body posts, and a plate girder fixed to said posts, said girder comprising a pair of se 'iarately formed connircssion members and said posts cxtcmling above and below said ompression members and being tormcd each with a. rccess for receiving both of said com n'ewion members.

35. In a car wall, construction. the combination comprising a series of body posts, and a plate girder tixcd to said posts, said girder comprising a pair of separately t'ormed connn'ession members and said po being formed each vcitb. a recess for lt?tl\'- ing both of said compression members.

36. In a car wall construction. the combination comprising 'a series of body posts, and a pair of plate girders disposed upon opposite sides 01" said posts, said girders comprising each a separately formed compresssion member. said s extending above and below said comprc sion members. and each of said posts being formed with a recess adapted to receive one of said co1npress-ion members 37. In a car Wall construction, the cmnbination comprising a series of body posts and a pair of plate girders disrmsed upon opposite sides of said post's. said girders comprising each it separately formed flanged compression. member. said posts extending above and below said compression members, and each of said posts being formed with a 15: cess adapted to receive a flange of one of said con'iprcssion members.

In a car Wall cmistrmirtion. the combil nation comprising a series of body posts and a pair of plate girders disposed npon'opposite sides of said posts. said girders comprising each a flanged compression member. said posts extending above and l)t}l0\\' said compression mcn'ibcrs. each of said posts being termed with a recess adapted to receive a flange of one of said compression members, and a flange of said other compression memher being spaced away from said posts.

39. In a car Wall, the combination comprising a series of recessed body posts and a pair of plate girders one upon each side of said posts, said girders comprising scparatcly formed over-lapping compression members and a stiffening bar, the said bar and one compression member lying within the recesses of said posts.

40. in a car wall. the combination-comprising a series of body posts recessed in their outer sides and a pair of plate girders one on. each side of said posts, said girders ccinpri lag separately formed over-lapping con iession members and a stiffening bar,

-the said bar and one compression member lying within the recesses of said posts.

411. In a car wall, the combination comprising a series of recessed body posts and a pair of plate girders" of ditferent depths one on each side of said posts, said girders comprising separately formed over-lapping compression members and a stifl ening bar, the said bar and the compression member of the deeper of said girders 'lying within the recesses of said posts.

42. In acar Wall, the coi'nbinat-ion comprise ing recessed body posts and a pair of plategirders of ditt'erent depth, a compression member comprising in one of said girders in the recess of said posts, a web plate fixed to said posts and to said compression member, laterally projecting flange portions formed on said compression member adapted to embrace opposite sides of posts, and a compression member comprisedin said other girder, said last mentioned compression member being spaced from said posts and the said com pression members being rigidly joined together intermediate of the posts.

4:3. in a car wall, the combination comprising recessed body posts and a pair of plate girders of different depth, a compression member comprised in one of said girders resting in the recess of said posts, a web late fixed to said posts and to said compression member, laterally projecting flange 'portions formed on said compression member adapted to embrace opposite sides of said posts, a compression member comprised in said other girder and spaced from said posts, and laterally projecting flange portions formed on said last mentioned compression member adapted to embrace opposite sides of said postsv and to be fixed to the flange portion of the firstvmentioned compression member intermediate of the said posts.

44. In a car Wall, the combination comprising a series of recessed body posts and a pair of plate girders one on each side of said posts, said girders comprising separately formed over-lapping flanged compression members and an unflanged stiffening bar, the said bar and one compression member lying within the recesses of said posts.

45. In a car wall, the combination comprising a series of recessed body posts and a pair of plate girders of different depths one on each side of said; posts, girders comprising separately. lormed over-lapping flanged. compression members and an unflahged stiffening bar, the said bar and the compression member of the deeper of said girders lying within the recesses of said posts. a

46. In-a car Wall, the combination comprising a series of body posts provided with recesses, a stiflening bar and aflanged mem ber resting in said recesses, a depending flanged member over-lapping said first flanged member and rigidly joined together intermediate of the posts.

47. In a car wall, the combination comprising a series of body posts provided w h recesses, a stitl ening bar and a flanged member resting in said recesses, a depending web plate connected with said bar and memebr and to said posts, and an auxiliary plate girder on the opposite side of said posts, said auxiliary girder comprising an ,op positely disposed flanged member over-lapping said first flanged member and rigidly joined together intermediate of the posts.

48. In a car wall construction, posts, a plurality of separately formed stittening members connected together and spanning said posts on the outer sides of said posts, a girder web plate between some of said stifiening members and depending therefrom, said \'\"'ebplate-being connected to said posts, a member spanning said posts and spaced therefrom on the inner side of said posts, a girder web-plate depending from said inner member, a flanged member connected with said inner web-plate, and a floor resting on said flanged member.

.49. In a car wall construction, the upper flanged member formed of over-lapping separately formed angular members provided with coincident recesses, posts projecting through said recesses, web-plates on two sides of said posts, and recesses formed in said posts adapted to receive one of said angular members.

50. Ina car wall construction, the combination comprising a plate girder in which there are two web-plates of different depths, posts between said plates, and a' compound upper flanged member connected to .said plates through which said posts extend, and recesses formed in said posts adapted to receive a flange of said flanged member. 51. In a car wall construction, a series of posts, a pair of plate girders disposed upon opposite sides of said posts, said plate girders comprising a top stiffening chord formed of two lapping members directly riveted together intermediate said posts and said posts being continuous through the stiffening chord.

52. 'In a car Wall construction, a series of posts, a pair of plate girders comprising web plates disposed on opposite sides of said posts, overlapping bridging, members secured to the upper edges of said web plates id embracingthe said posts and rigidly i ed to ether intermediate of said posts o. win ow sill inclosing the upper edges i web plates.

:2 plates.

54. In a car wall construction, posts, a plate girder comprising a plurality of compression members embracing opposite sides of the said posts, and rigidly joined together r intermediate thereof.

55. In-a car wall construction, posts, a-

' plate girder comprising a pluralit of overapping recessed compression mem rs forming parts of said girder and embracing opposite sides of the said posts and rigidly oined together intermediate thereof.

56. In a .car wall construction in combination withside posts, a plate girder including a plurality of compression members rigidly connected to the plate of said irder and provided with inturned recessed anges adapted to embrace said-posts, said flanges being rigidly connected intermediate of said osts Y 57. In a car wall construction, the combination with side posts, a plate girder ineluding-a plurality of overlapping compression members rigidly connected to the plate of said girder and provided Wltli recessed flanges adapted to embrace the side posts, I said flanges being rigidly connected interi mediate said posts.

, 58, In a car wall construction, posts, late i girders on opposite sides of said posts and I compression members for said girders rigl idly secured together-intermediate thereof, the posts being extended through the compression members.

i 59; Ina car wall construction, posts, a plate girder embracing oneof the posts and {secured thereto, and a plate girder on the opposite side 'ofsaid post, embracing the post, and secured directly to the first girder intermediate of the posts.

60. In a car wall construction, posts, a compound plate girder comprising lapping compression flanges separately formed embracing the post on all sides and rigidly united between'the posts.

pound girder, :embraci inner and outer plate girders, inturne and out-turned flanges thereon rigidly secured to ther, and said flanges being provided will perforations for the side posts.

In witnesses whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the resence of two WitlWSSe-z E WARD OSTRANDER. Witnesses:

F. H. Gmas, Fnn x V-. COOPER.

maples a! this patent be obtained for an cents each, by

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addressing the commissioner of Patents.

61. In a car construction, posts, a-com- 

